Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-28
General News items.

Harry Hills resort in New York was
closed recently by the police for the first
time in thirty-four years.
Several OF the German and Scandinavian
steamship lines have raised their Storage
rates in anticipation of a big business the
coming summer.
1t is feared that Robert Boyd OF Bos-
ton, special agent to the Bell Telephone
company, persisted in the Richmond hotel
tire at Buffalo, n. Y.
Hon. John Sherman left IA hotel i'm Bir-
mingham, Ala. Wednesday, because the
landlord refused to admit TO his house
delegation of colOred editors who wished
to pay their respects to the senator.
Thirty bridges on the Northern Pacific
railroad have been washed away by the
floods on the head waters of the Missouri
river. Miles City, Mont, has been thrice
under water, at some points ten feet deep.
The Portland and Ogdensburg railroad
has this winter had more trouble in get
ting through the White Mountain Notch
than ever before since the road was open
ed, the snow and drifts having been fear
fully deep.
John H. DravtOn of Dedham, who re-
ceived serious internal injuries and had
an arm broken in the recent disaster at
Roslindale, died at his residence Friday
night from the effects of his injuries
This makes the 26th victim in the dsas-
ter.
Col. Lamont says there is no reason
for apprehension in regard to the presi-
dents health. Mr.. Cleveland weighs less
than when he went to Washington. He
walks in the country and in other ways,
and is to all appearances in perfect con-
dition.
A dispatch from Bessemer, Mich, says
the boarding house of the Colby iron
mine was burned on the morning of Mar.
%. and that several persons were burned
to death. Ten dead bodies were report
ed to have been recovered and it is stat
ed that many of those injured must die.
We have just received from the NATION
AL REPUBLICAN, Washington, d. c.,
handsomely illustrated edition, consisting
of Is pages and containing over one hun
dred and fifty portraits of Senators, Con-
gressmeu and Governors; the President
and his Cabinet and many of the foreign
legations.
John Wannamaker, the Philadelphia
merchant, carries IL life insurance of $780,
900. J. B. Stetson of the same city has
S5l5 600. and Hamilton Disston $500, 900.
There are six other Philadelphians who
have S2O0,O0O and over, hut less than
100000; 81 who have s1OO. 600 and over,
and 80 who have S35- 900 and over
The Grand Central theatre at Troy, n
Y, and two adjoining buildings were
burned early Monday morning Summer
field and Simpson avenues were swept
clear, and the ch:Idren's Ampitheatre and
Temple were burned. 1t is estimated
that 80 cottages were destroyed. Two
men sleeping in the theatre are supposed
tn have persisted.
Prof Peter Collier was formerly the
chemist Of the Depar' ment of Agriculture,
and has gained his suit in the Court Of
Claims for So 900 claimed To be due him
for services rendered "a expert in analyz-
ing sugars for the Treasury Departments
in order to aid in the defence of suits
brought in New York in which the gov
eminent was party.
John A. Logan, Jr., son of the dead
senator. and Miss Edith Andrews. dangh
ter of Chauncey NJ. Andrews of Youngs-
town, Ohio, were married at noon Tues
daF at the residence of the brides father.
number of prominent people attended
The presents were Very elaborate ami
costly. Among them was check for
$4,000 from the brides father.
The Missouri river is blocked with ice
and working great devastation in the Vi !
cinity Of Bi>mark, where the country for !
many miles l. overfowed To a great |
depth and looks like a vast sea. The /
trestle work approach to the Northern |
Faeihc bridge on the Aandan side j. car /
ried away and there Is no crossing. Man |
dan l. under water. Great suffering IL 4
the result OF the overflow.
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